優
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See also: 优
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
優 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+15, 17 strokes, cangjie input 人一月水 (OMBE), four-corner 21247, composition ⿰亻憂)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 120, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1261
- Dae Jaweon: page 254, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 233, character 4
- Unihan data for U+512A
Chinese[edit]
trad. | 優 | |
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simp. | 优* |
Glyph origin[edit]
Historical forms of the character 優 | ||||||
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qu) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 憂 (OC *qu).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
優
- generous; abundant; ample
- excellent; superior
- (literary, or in compounds) to give preferential treatment
- (dated) actor; entertainer
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (Cantonese) to pull up (pants or socks)
- a surname: You
Synonyms[edit]
- (generous):
- (to give preferential treatment):
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “excellent”): 劣 (liè)
Compounds[edit]
- 伊優/伊优
- 伶優/伶优
- 倡優/倡优 (chāngyōu)
- 俳優/俳优 (páiyōu)
- 俳優體/俳优体
- 優伶/优伶 (yōulíng)
- 優假/优假
- 優優/优优
- 優先/优先 (yōuxiān)
- 優先權/优先权 (yōuxiānquán)
- 優劣/优劣 (yōuliè)
- 優勝/优胜 (yōushèng)
- 優勝劣敗/优胜劣败
- 優勢/优势 (yōushì)
- 優勢種/优势种 (yōushìzhǒng)
- 優厚/优厚 (yōuhòu)
- 優哉游哉/优哉游哉 (yōuzāiyóuzāi)
- 優地槽/优地槽
- 優境學/优境学
- 優婆塞/优婆塞 (yōupósè)
- 優婆夷/优婆夷 (yōupóyí)
- 優孟衣冠/优孟衣冠
- 優容/优容
- 優弧/优弧
- 優待/优待 (yōudài)
- 優待券/优待券
- 優待月票/优待月票
- 優恤/优恤
- 優惠/优惠 (yōuhuì)
- 優惠待遇/优惠待遇
- 優惠關稅/优惠关税
- 優撫/优抚 (yōufǔ)
- 優曇華/优昙华
- 優柔/优柔
- 優柔寡斷/优柔寡断 (yōuróuguǎduàn)
- 優格/优格 (yōugé)
- 優樂/优乐
- 優比/优比
- 優洽/优洽
- 優游/优游 (yōuyóu)
- 優渥/优渥 (yōuwò)
- 優游不迫/优游不迫
- 優游自在/优游自在
- 優獎/优奖
- 優生保健/优生保健
- 優生學/优生学 (yōushēngxué)
- 優異/优异 (yōuyì)
- 優禮/优礼 (yōulǐ)
- 優秀/优秀 (yōuxiù)
- 優笑/优笑
- 優等/优等 (yōuděng)
- 優缽羅/优钵罗
- 優美/优美 (yōuměi)
- 優良/优良 (yōuliáng)
- 優處/优处
- 優裕/优裕 (yōuyù)
- 優角/优角
- 優詔/优诏
- 優貢/优贡
- 優質/优质 (yōuzhì)
- 優越/优越 (yōuyuè)
- 優越感/优越感 (yōuyuègǎn)
- 優遊/优游 (yōuyóu)
- 優遇/优遇 (yōuyù)
- 優選法/优选法
- 優酪乳/优酪乳 (yōulàorǔ)
- 優長/优长
- 優閒/优闲 (yōuxián)
- 優雅/优雅 (yōuyǎ)
- 優養化/优养化
- 優點/优点 (yōudiǎn)
- 名優/名优 (míngyōu)
- 名特優新/名特优新
- 品學兼優/品学兼优 (pǐnxuéjiānyōu)
- 女優/女优 (nǚyōu)
- 娼優/娼优
- 學優才贍/学优才赡
- 學優而仕/学优而仕 (xuéyōu'érshì)
- 弄優/弄优
- 從優/从优 (cóngyōu)
- 才勇兼優/才勇兼优
- 才學兼優/才学兼优
- 擇優/择优 (zéyōu)
- 特優/特优
- 男優/男优 (nányōu)
- 空優迷彩/空优迷彩
- 績優/绩优
- 績優股/绩优股 (jìyōugǔ)
- 膽識俱優/胆识俱优
- 衣冠優孟/衣冠优孟
- 資優/资优 (zīyōu)
- 資優生/资优生
- 雜種優勢/杂种优势
- 養尊處優/养尊处优 (yǎngzūnchǔyōu)
- 高貴優雅/高贵优雅
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
優
- a person with lithe movements
- kind (adj.), favor
- good, excellent, surpass, superior
- rich, wealthy
- a sufficient amount for a certain thing
- tenderness, gentleness
- actor
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: う (u)
- Kan-on: ゆう (yū, Jōyō)←いう (iu, historical)
- Kun: すぐれる (sugureru, 優れる, Jōyō); まさる (masaru, 優る); やさしい (yasashii, 優しい, Jōyō)
- Nanori: かつ (katsu); ひろ (hiro); ゆたか (yutaka); ゆ (yu); よし (yoshi)
Compounds[edit]
- 優曇華 (udonge)
- 優形 (yasagata)
- 優男 (yasaotoko)
- 優々閑々 (yūyūkankan), 優優閑閑 (yūyūkankan)
- 優位 (yūi)
- 優先 (yūsen)
- 優劣 (yūretsu)
- 優勝 (yūshō)
- 優勢 (yūsei)
- 優女 (yūonna)
- 優姿 (yūshi)
- 優婉 (yūen)
- 優弧 (yūko)
- 優待 (yūtai)
- 優性 (yūsei)
- 優柔不断 (yūjūfudan)
- 優渥 (yūaku)
- 優生 (yūsei)
- 優秀 (yūshū)
- 優等 (yūtō)
- 優美 (yūbi)
- 優者 (yūsha)
- 優良 (yūryō)
- 優艶 (yūen)
- 優諚 (yūjō)
- 優越 (yūetsu)
- 優越感 (yūetsukan)
- 優退 (yūtai)
- 優遇 (yūgū)
- 優長 (yūchō)
- 優雅 (yūga)
- 優駿 (yūshun)
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term |
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優 |
ゆう Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Adverb[edit]
Noun[edit]
- A (letter grade); excellence
- gentleness
Proper noun[edit]
- a female given name
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term |
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優 |
まさ(る) Grade: 6 |
kun’yomi |
Proper noun[edit]
- a male given name
Related terms[edit]
Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 優 (MC 'juw).
Historical readings |
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u]
- Phonetic hangul: [우]
Hanja[edit]
優 (eumhun 넉넉할 우 (neongneokhal u))
Compounds[edit]
Compounds
References[edit]
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [1]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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Compounds[edit]
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- Japanese kanji with kun reading やさ-しい
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